March 7, 2012

inform the public of the status of the Downtown Redevelopment. Councilwoman McCartney said the Council would next have a presentation at the March 20, 2012 Council meeting. Director Borg referenced the Redevelopment handout prepared by the Planning Department. She said the developer, Prism Partners, had worked carefully with the West Orange Historic Preservation Commission. She said one of the biggest changes in the forthcoming plan would be changing the for-sale units to rental units. Director Borg encouraged all Board members to review the Redevelopment documents that were available on the Township’s website. She gave a brief summary of the items listed on the website and said those documents were the core of what the Council was considering for approval. Chairman Bagoff recommended that all Board members visit the Edison site to get a feel for the area. He suggested that this would give members a better understanding of the area and give them the opportunity to formulate questions for the re-developer when the revised plan came before the Board. Director Borg said that the Planning Board would have a narrower focus than the Council. For the Planning Board, ground rules would be put in place regarding items for discussion, so as not to distract the Board’s function. Director Borg said that the current approved plan was in the Planning Department office and Board members should take the opportunity to review them. MEETING ADJOURNED at approximately 9:22 P.M. Minutes adopted April 4, 2012 Sep Robin Miller, Planning Board Secretary **THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING BOARD WILL BE MAY 2, 2012 AT 8:00 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS ** N:APLANNING.BRD\WPAMINUTES|2012\03-7-2012 Minntes,doc